We managed to have a lie in today which was nice. The hotel is spectacular but the staff are no way near as friendly as the other hotels. We just don't seem to fit into this one with our baggy trousers, flip flops and backpacks and the staff make that quite clear. We were even shuffled into a corner for breakfast. The food was ok but the atmosphere ruined it.
After a quick pack ready for the day ahead we decided to leave the motorbike taxi behind and head to the shopping centre by foot. I remember not liking Bangkok the last time I was here with my parents and thinking maybe I was too young to appreciate it. But I still don't like it. The flyovers and sky train give it a claustrophobic feel. It's not clean and the sewage smells that emanate from every drain makes you gag. Our walk took longer than we expected but it gave us a chance to wiggle our way through some street markets which are really cool and offer some shade. By the time we reached the MBK shopping centre the air conditioning was a welcome reprieve.
We pottered about for a while. Each floor houses a set theme, electrics on one, clothes on another like a department store but huge. On the top floor was a food court. George and I have both been suffering from upset tummies so we opted for Pizza Hut and food we knew. It was actually delicious and we ate so much we nearly exploded. We even had a few pieces of pizza to take home.
Brian met us for a coffee which was a nice chance to discuss the night before and get to know him better. We have even organised to all go for a drink when we are back as he also lives in my home town. I had my first cappuccino which was lovely :) we then headed outside to hail a motorbike taxi to take us to the hotel where we could prepare for our evenings activities.
We got a motorbike to their hotel again for happy hour before heading out to a beautiful restaurant in the city. The food was expensive but it was worth every penny. We ordered a variety of dishes and in true Thai style shared them all. I was fit to burst again by the time we finished. Now it was time to go and celebrate Song Kran in its full force.
After a short walk and avoiding most of the people wielding water pistols we were back at the road of bars we went to last night. It was packed like sardines and there was water flying everywhere. We composed ourselves confirmed our destination and then ran. I seemed to bare the brunt of the soaking, by the time we reached the bar all of us we're drenched. It was great fun though, the aircon in the club didn't aid our drying though.
The drinks flowed until we decided to call it a night. We made it back down the gauntlet and into a taxi before realising Brian's phone was in my dry bag from earlier. So we had to run the gauntlet back to the club they were in. Obviously we had to get another drink so we could make it back to the taxi. Really really fun night.
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